diff --git a/src/ui/app.py b/src/ui/app.py
index 37acaba..96fa5d6 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.py
+++ b/src/ui/app.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
 from textual.widgets import Footer, Tab, Tabs, Header
 
 from ui.widgets.sidebar import Sidebar
-from ui.widgets.timeline import Timeline
+from ui.widgets.timeline import Timeline, TimelineRow
 from ui.widgets.project_settings import ProjectSettings
+from ui.widgets.channel import Channel
+
+from project import ProjectChannel
 
 from song_player import SongPlayer
 
@@ -22,6 +25,17 @@ class AppUI(App):
         
         self.song_player = SongPlayer(self)
     
+    def create_channel(self, name: str):
+        self.query_one("#channels").mount(Channel(
+            len(self.project.channels),
+            name,
+        ), before=-1)
+        self.query_one("#rows").mount(TimelineRow())
+        
+        self.project.channels.append(ProjectChannel(
+            name
+        ))
+    
     def on_mount(self):
         self.song_player.play_song(self.app.project)
     
diff --git a/src/ui/screens/channel_create_screen.py b/src/ui/screens/channel_create_screen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdfa24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/screens/channel_create_screen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from textual.screen import ModalScreen
+from textual.containers import HorizontalGroup, Vertical
+from textual.app import ComposeResult
+from textual.widgets import Static, Input, Button
+from textual.binding import Binding
+
+
+class ChannelCreateScreen(ModalScreen):
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    ChannelCreateScreen {
+        align: center middle;
+        
+        #center {
+            width: 50;
+            height: 11;
+            border: panel $primary;
+            
+            align: center top;
+            padding: 1 2;
+            
+            Static {
+                width: auto;
+                height: 3;
+                content-align: left middle;
+            }
+            
+            Input {
+                width: 25;
+            }
+            
+            Button {
+                margin-right: 2;
+            }
+            
+            HorizontalGroup {
+                align: center middle;
+                margin-bottom: 1;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        
+    }
+    """
+    
+    BINDINGS = [
+        Binding("escape", "dismiss", "Cancel", tooltip="Cancel channel creation")
+    ]
+    
+    def on_input_submitted(self, event: Input.Submitted):
+        self.app.create_channel(event.input.value)
+        self.dismiss()
+        
+    def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.press):
+        if event.button.id == "create":
+            self.app.create_channel(self.query_one(Input).value)
+        self.dismiss()
+    
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        with Vertical(id="center") as center:
+            center.border_title = "Create New Channel"
+            with HorizontalGroup():
+                yield Static("Channel Name: ")
+                yield Input(placeholder="Piano", max_length=50)
+            with HorizontalGroup():
+                yield Button("Cancel", variant="error", id="cancel")
+                yield Button("Create", variant="success", id="create")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/sidebar.py b/src/ui/widgets/sidebar.py
index 3256d3c..bf22c23 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/sidebar.py
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/sidebar.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from textual.widgets import Button, ListView
 from textual.app import ComposeResult
 
 from ui.widgets.channel import Channel
+from ui.screens.channel_create_screen import ChannelCreateScreen
 
 
 class Sidebar(Vertical):
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ class Sidebar(Vertical):
     }
     """
     
+    def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed):
+        if event.button.id == "add-channel":
+            self.app.push_screen(ChannelCreateScreen())
+    
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         with VerticalScroll(id="channels"):
             for i, channel in enumerate(self.app.project.channels):
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py b/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py
index fe23c73..2b634bd 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/timeline.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ class TimelineRow(Horizontal):
     DEFAULT_CSS = """
     TimelineRow {
         background: $surface-lighten-1;
-        max-height: 8;
+        height: 8;
         margin-bottom: 1;
+        width: 100;
     }
     """
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ class Timeline(Vertical):
     Timeline {
         #rows {
             hatch: "-" $surface-lighten-1;
-            padding: 1 0;
+            padding: 0 0;
+            overflow-x: auto;
             
             .beat-line {
                 color: $surface-lighten-1;